Devotional brotherhoods dance in paired lines to the powerful sound of flutes and drums; UNESCO-listed since 2014.
It was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List in 2014. Community groups preserve music, ritual knowledge and collective participation. Dancer-musicians advance in organized lines, playing flutes and percussion while stepping rhythmically during processions and devotional gatherings. Details vary by confraternity. The practice combines Indigenous and Catholic histories in northern and central Chile and continues through local confraternities and annual festivals.
